CHRISTIAN BRUN
According to the indictment, he set fire to his residential building between July 9, 2017 and August 5, 2017, then two stubble fields, a farmhouse, the horse stud, an agricultural machine and a bale of straw. Another farmhouse, a parking garage, a stable and another building followed.
The now 25-year-old man was arrested after the last fire. The man who lives in the canton of Vaud had burns caused by the explosion. The police also found fire accelerators on his clothes and identified his DNA on cans in the basement. The evaluation of his telephone data showed that he was out on the nights of the fire.
79 animals died, 24 of them in Avenches. In the event of the first fire, the fire brigade evacuated 28 people. Some of those affected testified on Tuesday in front of the regional court of the Broye district, which meets in Granges-Paccot FR. For example, one young father said his son has woken up at 2.50 a.m. every night since the fire in the apartment building.
The man is accused of, among other things, arson, causing an explosion, violating the Animal Welfare Act and misleading the judiciary. With one exception, he denies being responsible for the arson. He is also accused of causing damage to property for several hundred thousand francs.
According to two psychiatric reports, the young man has intellectual deficiencies on the verge of mental backwardness. With stress there is a risk that he will show almost psychotic behavior. Starting fires has become the last resort to resolve internal tensions.
According to one expert opinion, the man’s guilty capacity was moderately reduced at the time of the offenses. The risk of relapse is moderate. The negotiations in Granges-Paccot should last until Wednesday. The court plans to announce the verdict on June 28th.